Heney eeastus wolcott



(N0 ModeL) H. B. WOLOGTT.

01L CAN.

No. 327,975. Patented" Oct. 6, 1885.

ATTORNEYS.

N. 'ETKHS. MUMW. WWI D. I;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ERASTUS WOLCOTT, OF SYRACUSE, NEWV YORK.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,975, dated October 6, 1885.

Application filed August 5, 1885. Serial No. 173,649. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY ERASTUS WVoL- COT'l, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-Cans, of which the following is a description.

This invention is an improvement in oilcans; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter first fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my can with parts broken away to show the pivot of the cover. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the can. Fig. 3 is a plan view of same with the cover thrown back, and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the combined top and cover removed. I

The body A forms the rcservoir,and has its lower end bent inwardly and upward at a, forming a hoop within the lower end of said body. A wire, B, is inserted in the body at the point of bending the hoop, and a second wire, 0, is secured in the extremity of the hoop orinwardly-bent portion, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2. The wire B serves to strengthen the body at its lower end or base, and the wire 0 furnishes a support for the bottom D. This bottom is rested on the rib or flange formed by the wire 0, and may be conveniently and securely soldered in place, thus forming a strong joint in a simple manner. In oil-cans difiiculty has been experienced by reason of the deposit of sediment in the bottom, which in time accumulates in such quantity as to foul the oil placed in the can. With the fixed tops ordinarily used it is impossible to clean out this sediment, and in addition to fouling the oil, it is objectionable, because it in a short while will eat away the bottom of the can. To overcome this objection I make the combined top and cover adjustable away from over the upper end of the body. This may be accomplished by hinging one edge of said top to the body so. it may be turned from over the same; but the construction as shown is preferred. In this construction the top E is provided with a lateral stop-fiange,e, and a tubular extension or panflange, e, which fits snugly within the mouth of the body, while the stop e rests upon the same, holding the top from dropping into the body. This top may be provided with a pump, E, a drip-opening, E, and an opening having a hinged flap or cover, E. By this opening the body may be filled and the he ght of contents thereof may be readily ascerta ned without removing the top. By the described construction the top may be removed conven-. iently for the purpose of cleansing the can or to permit the contents of the body or reservoir to be more rapidly discharged than can be accomplished by means of the pump.

At its rear upper side the top is formed with a narrow crescent shaped horizontal ledge, F, from the inner edge of which rises the fixed hood F, the forward upper edge of which rests in a plane about parallel w1th a diametrical line drawn through the body A, and this upper edge is preferably provided with an upwardly-projecting rib, f, formed preferably by wiring, as shown.

At the opposite lower ends of the forward side the hood is provided with studs f, projecting outward, as shown. These studs are preferably the extended ends of the wire forming the rib f. The cover G is formed with a flat plate of metal, 9, bent into the bowshape shown, and having its forward end rested on the front edge of the top and its rear edge extended over the forward edge of the hood when such cover is in closed position. This cover is pivoted at its rear lower end to the hood. This pivoting is preferably accomplished in the following manner: The front edge of the cover is provided with a strengthening-wire, H, the ends of which are formed with loops h,fitting over the studs f,and completing the pivot. At its rear edge the cover is provided with an inwardly-projectingfiangeplate, Gr, arranged in a plane approximately radial to the pivot of the cover. In the open position of the cover the flange-plate rests fiat on the crescentshaped ledge F, while in the closed position of the cover such plate abuts against the rib f on the upper forward edge of-the hood, forming a close joint, as will be seen.

In operation the cover may be easilyraised in order to draw the oil, and may be closed to cover up measures, 8m, when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isscribed, consisting of the hood F, havinga flat plate, F, at its rear edge, and the cover G,

provided at its rear edge with an inwardlyextended flange, G, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the hood provided with lateral studs, of the cover and a wire extended from end to end of said cover, 20

and having its opposite ends formed with loops fitted over the lugs of the hood, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the fixed hood,1ateral studs projected therefrom, the cover, and a 25 wire extended around the forward edge of said cover and having its ends formed with loops fitting over the aforesaid studs, substantially as set forth.

HENRY ERASTUS VVOLOOTI.

Witnesses:

E. S. DAWsoN, 1 N. R. OoLroN. 

